Are there overriding fears, emotional problems, or needs that distract the learner from participating fully in achieving the objectives?
Plus Characteristics of learning environments that support successful active learning include: 1. Open-ended skill continuums. Learners should have priority time to engage in realistic learning objectives that fit their current needs and levels of achievement. 2. Skill expectations (standards) should be visible for each grade level, or some means established that clearly show the learner (and his parents) how he or she is doing in relation to a time frame and objective standards. 3. Learners should be included in the setting of learning objectives. Progress toward those objectives should be clearly within the context of moving time. 4. Learners should be provided with clear, quick, and frequent feedback on how they are doing in relation to their objectives. Parents should receive similar feedback. 5. The learning environment should provide for the teaching of success habits and learning strategies. This could be done by direct teaching, learning activities that demonstrate comparative
